Day in Pictures, Oct. 9, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on October 9, 2013 8:01 PM

Photo: J. David Ake/Associated Press

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Tragic leap: Hungarian wingsuit flier Viktor Kovats jumps off a cliff in China's Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park shortly before crashing into rocks on his descent. His body was recovered from steep, forested terrain in the valley below. Kovats, who was highly experienced in the daredevil sport, was practicing for the second World Wingsuit Championship this weekend. less

Tragic leap: Hungarian wingsuit flier Viktor Kovats jumps off a cliff in China's Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park shortly before crashing into rocks on his descent. His body was recovered from steep, ... more

Back-to-scull day: A rower skims across the surface of the Potomac River at sunset in Washington.

Back-to-scull day: A rower skims across the surface of the Potomac River at sunset in Washington.

Photo: J. David Ake, Associated Press

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The water's a little low this time of year: Double takes often occur on the bridge behind Austrian artist Erwin Wurm's installation "Misconceivable" in Wilrijk, Belgium.

The water's a little low this time of year: Double takes often occur on the bridge behind Austrian artist Erwin Wurm's installation "Misconceivable" in Wilrijk, Belgium.

Photo: Virginia Mayo, Associated Press

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Now that's a lightning bolt: Acapulco might still be smoking after this electrical outburst.

Now that's a lightning bolt: Acapulco might still be smoking after this electrical outburst.

Photo: Bernandino Hernandez, Associated Press

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Three friends try their luck fishing on the floating dock at Briar Creek Lake near Berwick. Pa.

Three friends try their luck fishing on the floating dock at Briar Creek Lake near Berwick. Pa.

Photo: Jimmy May, Associated Press

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Linsanity is alive and well in the Philippines: Reporters swarm Jeremy Lin during a break at Rockets team practice in suburban Pasay.

Linsanity is alive and well in the Philippines: Reporters swarm Jeremy Lin during a break at Rockets team practice in suburban Pasay.

Photo: Bullit Marquez, Associated Press

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Mango slice? Banana slug? According to the AFP caption, this pooch at the National Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow is a "raccoon dog," though it doesn't look much like its namesake. But what is it sniffing? less

Mango slice? Banana slug? According to the AFP caption, this pooch at the National Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow is a "raccoon dog," though it doesn't look much like its namesake. But what is it ... more

Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP/Getty Images

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Elephants frolic at sunset at Amboseli National Park in Nairobi. Kenya and Tanzania have begun an aerial census of elephants and other large mammals in the shared ecosystem of the Amboseli-West Kilimanjaro and Natron-Magadi landscape. less

Elephants frolic at sunset at Amboseli National Park in Nairobi. Kenya and Tanzania have begun an aerial census of elephants and other large mammals in the shared ecosystem of the Amboseli-West Kilimanjaro and ... more

Photo: Tony Karumba, AFP/Getty Images

Elephants frolic at sunset at Amboseli National Park in Nairobi.... Photo-5299085.71805 - Times Union